Current textIn force on Sept. 30, 2005Source: annual CFR editions 2001–2016

§ 393.90 Buses, standee line or bar.

Current wording, in the annual edition revised as of Oct. 1, 2001.

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49 CFR § 393.90 — Buses, standee line or bar.. Text in force on September 30, 2005. This wording effective October 1, 2001 to present. Source: govinfo, 2004 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2004-title49-vol4/CFR-2004-title49-vol4-sec393-90. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/393.90?asof=2005-09-30, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

Except as provided below, every bus, which is designed and constructed so as to allow standees, shall be plainly marked with a line of contrasting color at least 2 inches wide or equipped with some other means so as to indicate to any person that he/she is prohibited from occupying a space forward of a perpendicular plane drawn through the rear of the driver's seat and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the bus. Every bus shall have clearly posted at or near the front, a sign with letters at least one-half inch high stating that it is a violation of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's regulations for a bus to be operated with persons occupying the prohibited area. The requirements of this section shall not apply to any bus being transported in driveaway-towaway operation or to any level of the bus other that the level in which the driver is located nor shall they be construed to prohibit any seated person from occupying permanent seats located in the prohibited area provided such seats are so located that persons sitting therein will not interfere with the driver's safe operation of the bus.

Amendment history

2 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996

Oct. 1, 2001 → presentannual editions 2001–2016diff vs. previousviewing
Oct. 1, 1996 → Oct. 1, 2001annual editions 1996–2000

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